September 10, 2026 — 4:38pm

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Boats used in illegal fishing operations across Brisbane, Moreton Bay, and the Gold Coast will be crushed following a state investigation that uncovered hundreds of protected and undersize animals sold in the Redlands.

Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol agents tracked down fishers following a tip-off that a Russell Island man was selling seafood at suspiciously low prices.

A search of the man’s property revealed 139 protected bivalve molluscs and an undersized mud crab in his possession.

He was prosecuted…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU